Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1887-02-15
BUSINESS AND MINING NOTES.
Legitimate Mining and Its Results
salt Lake as a COmmerCiaI
Point and Ore Market.

1t is not exactly the 'sun OF Austen
lit" which shines upon Salt Lake and
| Ogden this morning, but it is sunshine
nevertheless. 1t tells OF lengthening
days and OF rapidly approaching SPRING
time with its activity in mountain and
valley. The old mining veterans who
have been spending the winter in
Salt Lake and at their homes
in the valleys OF Utah, like
warehouses; listening to the distant
roar OF battle, cry Aha Aha! as indica-
tons OF the coming tussle in the noun
tains reaches them. Like wild geese
growing FESTIVE in their southern retreats
as the sun creeps toward the zenith and
the northern embargo OF snow and ice is
broken, they will soon take wing for their
old camping grounds. Capital too, issu-
ing from its rusty prison house, is feeling
its way to the everlasting hills from
whence its help cometh, and from which
it came. All along the mining line of
battle comes the shouting OF the captains
OF labor, who propose to fight it out on
this line if it takes all summer,
aye, II 1t takes lifetime. Let the rich
men OF the East send their well-equipped
sons into the mountains, rather than into
Wall Street. Tritlers and debauchees
are nuisance in either place, but there
IS more hope for reform in high palaces
than in low. Amid all the fluctuations
OF fortune in the various branches of
business, legitimate mining holds its
place in the front rank, and is
least subject to depression. On every
hand, in this and adjoining Territories,
there is movement to the front IN min
ing matters.
From steady old Bingham comes news
OF large and continuous shipments to the
smeters in the valley, with ample re-
serves withheld for higher prices incl
dent to more active competition. soon
to be inaugurated among the BUYERS.
From Park City, the metropolitan mining
camp OF Utah, come additional dividends !
with larger areas of development. The |
stocks OF incorporated mines in that
favored camp are sought for in a quiet |
way as promising investments. Com |
panes are being organized in this city TO |
work properties in our own camps and in .
Territories. Salt Lake is be-
coming more and more the commercial !
metropolis OF the mining interests and .
the leading ore market west of the Rocky |
Mountains.
The Virginia City Chrouicie Of the l2th
says; That the northern extension of
the valuable ore developmentin the Con.
Cal. d Va. mine crosses the line into
Ophir ground is now demonstrated be-
yond doubt. The official report shows
that the north DRIFT from the northeast
DRIFT on the l43j level in the Con. Cal. Il
Va. was within twenty-five feet Of the
Dphir south line last eyeneng. On the
1900 level the slopes were carried
up to the Ophir line, showing
fine breast Of ore. The bottom
II the north Wine, 300 feet north of the
shaft, and the upraise above it are also
showing ore, the lowest assays obtained
rom which show value OF $500 per ton
While the highest run away up in the
thousands. The Chronjcic's estimate OF
he extent and value Of the ore devrlop
nent is being proved correct in every
'articuar The mine is fairly bristling
With ore at all points east Of the old work
lgs."
Barney Daugherty, formerly employed
s Waterman at the Union foundry on
ne Divide, is now among the glaciers Of
.laska. recent letter received from ,
i'm by eX-Chiei OF the Fire Department
lush, dated at Juneau contains the fol- ,
owing information. The writer spent /
vet summer and fall in the Yukon river